2014 D3 Season: National Perspective

[Mr.Right]

Anyone catching this Trinty v Hardin Simmons game.....HSU coach is coaching every play screaming at his players. Ive already tuned him out and I have only been listening for 5 minutes. Players do not usually respond to this type of yelling for a long time. If you were not watching the game and only had audio on you would swear you were at a WWF event. Poor Paul McGinlay Trinity's coach and such a class act dealing with this knucklehead for HSU..

[PaulNewman]

Meanwhile, while no one is looking, Whitworth (along with Wheaton Ill and OWU) is sitting in the sweet 16.  Looks like they dominated Berry who played Emory evenly.  And looks like Wheaton dominated UWW in a clinical performance.  I've changed my mind and don't see Wartburg taking the Thunder out.

[Ryan Harmanis]

Anyone catching this Trinty v Hardin Simmons game.....HSU coach is coaching every play screaming at his players. Ive already tuned him out and I have only been listening for 5 minutes. Players do not usually respond to this type of yelling for a long time. If you were not watching the game and only had audio on you would swear you were at a WWF event. Poor Paul McGinlay Trinity's coach and such a class act dealing with this knucklehead for HSU..

I was thinking the exact same thing. The guy is ridiculously annoying. And I'd guess his demeanor is contributing to how chippy this game seems.

[PaulNewman]

Please provide updates on Trinity game.  I can't get video or live stats.  In OT, right?

[Mr.Right]

Trinity dominating possession and such a better team. HSU just running and whacking everything. 1-1 7 minutes left in regulation.

[Ryan Harmanis]

Trinity scores with 23 seconds left. In cruel fashion the one time Hardin Simmons did NOT just launch a clearance two players mixed up and gave Trinity a breakaway.

[Mr.Right]

Trinity wins it with 23 seconds left 2-1...There is a god...Send HSU packing

[Mr.Right]

Tensions were the highest in this game that I saw all day today. Game ended with almost a brawl before hand shakes. Between the downpour, heavy wind, coach screaming, NCAA tension, chipiness, swearing at e/o, fans yelling at refs I can say I was legitimately entertained to end my night

[Sherlock Holmes]

Just got home from pod of games at F&M. Dips certainly were unimpressive in their 1-0 win. First time seeing them in person, and they are a tall group. Definitely have quality on the roster, but they just seemed to be lacking the sharpness necessary to break through and create offense consistently.

Meanwhile, Rochester and Salisbury played a pretty even first half, and then it looked like Salisbury forgot there would be a second. Rochester absolutely blew the doors off, and I could see tomorrow's game between the Dips and the Jackets being a close one. Should be a fun one to watch.

[Ron Boerger]

Tensions were the highest in this game that I saw all day today. Game ended with almost a brawl before hand shakes. Between the downpour, heavy wind, coach screaming, NCAA tension, chipiness, swearing at e/o, fans yelling at refs I can say I was legitimately entertained to end my night

Trinity and HSU have quite the rivalry both in men's and women's soccer.    HSU would fit better in the SCAC than the ASC, to be quite honest.

[WarhawkFan]

After seeing Wheaton (IL) live today, it's hard to imagine anybody short of Messiah beating them.  Their speed, strength, and off the ball movement was exceptional.  UWW's defense, which has been pretty solid this year when they're in their 4-5-1 (giving up 1 goal or less in their last 13 games) seemed to have no answer for the individual skill and teamwork that Wheaton showed.  UWW put up a valiant effort, and a phenomenal game by their GK kept the scoreline close but in the end Wheaton was too much for them. Wheaton played soccer the way it should be played: technical passing/movement, anticipating not reacting, hard in for tackles but not dirty.  It's hard not to appreciate that, and I'll be pulling for them the rest of the tournament.  Of the past 8 years that I've followed the Warhawks closely, this is the most impressive team I have seen them face, which is saying a lot considering they've played a good amount of Final Four opponents in that time span.  If Wheaton continues to play as well as they did today they'll be in for a deep tournament run, and possibly national title contenders.

[Saint of Old]

Wheaton (Ill) is one of a handful of programs that play with 2 or more stars on their chest.
These boys are good, with a great history.
Really respect that program and the tradition keeps going.

Once again proves the more times you dance, the better you get at it.

[KICKIN95]

Has Wheaton gelled later in the season? They have 3 losses so they apparently are beatable. The losses are to 2 really good teams and 1 mediocre team so that's understandable,  but I don't think tgey should be handed the silver medal just yet.  I watched Whitworth (one of their losses) beat Covenant the other day and they looked better than Wheaton technically.

[Mr.Right]

Whitworth looks legit when I saw them play on Friday night on video. I missed the Berry game but against Covenant they dominated. That was he first time I saw them though and was not sure if Covenant was that bad or Whitworth that good. I am guessing the latter

[Mr.Right]

Yes I could tell after 5 minutes of Trinity v HSU that was as intense a rivalry in D3 soccer there is.